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identity

[ahy-den-ti-tee, ih-den-] / aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti, ɪˈdɛn- /
NOUN
person's individuality
Synonyms
STRONGEST
character existence identification integrity name personality status
STRONG
circumstances coherence distinctiveness oneness particularity self singleness singularity uniqueness
WEAK
ipseity selfdom selfhood selfness
Antonyms
WEAK
difference dissimilarity opposition
NOUN
similarity, correspondence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
equality unity
STRONG
accord agreement congruence congruity empathy equivalence identicalness likeness oneness rapport resemblance sameness selfsameness semblance similitude unanimity uniformity
Antonyms
STRONG
difference disagreement dissimilarity unlikeness
WEAK
opposition

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Mayor Vickey Brown believes the project could help reshape Cumberland's identity.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

See also: Here’s why identity security has become the next hot thing.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Again, no details were released about the identity of the commercial vessels.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

They said there is no evidence the girlfriend was ever pregnant, and they declined to comment on the allegation that Dr. Abbas used his estranged wife’s identity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A flaw in identity; a genetic illness; a blemish that cannot be separated from the self—the same phrase served all meanings.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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